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(43) Date of publication: 26.06.2024 Bulletin 2024/26 (21) Application number: 22764997.7 (22) Date of filing: 16.08.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F16L 1/20(2006.01) F16L 1/19(2006.01) F16L 1/235(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): F16L 1/207; F16L 1/235; F16L 1/19 (86) International application number: PCT/BR2022/050319 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/019334 (23.02.2023 Gazette 2023/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 18.08.2021 GB 202111868 (71) Applicant: Subsea 7 Do Brasil Serviços Ltda. 24050-090 Niterói - RJ (BR)	(72) Inventors: RAMIRO AMORIM, Andre 22795-165 Rio de Janeiro - RJ (BR) CIOTTI CHAMMA, Fabricio 22051-001 Rio de Janeiro - RJ (BR) OLIVEIRA RIBEIRO, Felipe 24230-321 Niterói - RJ (BR) VAZ COELHO, João Luiz 22040-001 Rio de Janeiro - RJ (BR) MIRANDA BARBOSA, Nicholas 22280-020 Rio de Janeiro - RJ (BR) (74) Representative: Keltie LLP  No. 1 London Bridge London SE1 9BA London SE1 9BA (GB)